Dutch probe finds nearly three quarters of EU bodies use US mail servers

A Dutch NOS investigation found nearly three quarters of EU institutions route email through US owned servers, mostly Microsoft; the European Parliament, Europol and the EU court avoid them. MEPs Groothuis and Van Sparrentak urged a shift to European hosting.

Verified AI-drafted NOS, 30 September 2026

What it does not test. This does not establish that any institution has committed to moving its mail hosting to a European provider.

How this item counts. No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0. confirms existing US-server dependence EU-wide but no institution has committed to switching. European Sovereignty Index

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. How the record is made

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